What a year it has been. I haven't posted, haven't tweeted but I have been busy developing my Inquiry teaching skills. My class is completely changed, I can't even imagine going back to textbook and teaching. I don't even call myself a teacher anymore. I interchange classroom leader with class/learning facilitator as my new title. On some assignments - I don't plan it, or the process or the assessment. I just lead the students to do it. The other day I showed the students the IRP and they planned the unit on Immigration and Public Speaking they even made the Rubric for assessing public speaking.
My challenge is to come to school with my A game - I need to be well rested, well exercised, well meditated and my relationship strong. If I have my A game I am usually disappointed when Friday or a holiday comes along because I am having so much fun watching the learning take place.
I am not a power person at all (I think) but... Those who are should look at the power they could have by giving up the control. Watching enthusiasm, excitement for learning take place and knowing without your guidance that these children would be missing out is POWERFUL.
Life is Good!
